Some 167 more people died with COVID-19 like symptoms between June 28 and July 4 in Bangladesh.
The country’s people are still struggling to have COVID-19 tests.
As of July 9, a total of 1,667 people died with COVID-19 like symptoms between March 8 and June 27, said a study.
Dhaka University’s Centre for Genocide Studies, which is monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Bangladesh, revealed the data on Thursday.
The data was prepared as part of a study being conducted jointly by the centre and Bangladesh Peace Observatory, a UNDP-funded research facility.
Of the 1,667 deaths, the highest 515 deaths were recorded in Chattogram, 358 in Dhaka, 208 in Khulna, 193 in Barishal, 171 in Rajshahi, 91 in Sylhet, 74 in Rangpur and 57 in Mymensingh divisions.
